EP1586856A4 - Optical sensing device - Google Patents

Optical sensing device

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Publication number
EP1586856A4
EP1586856A4 EP04702790A EP04702790A EP1586856A4 EP 1586856 A4 EP1586856 A4 EP 1586856A4 EP 04702790 A EP04702790 A EP 04702790A EP 04702790 A EP04702790 A EP 04702790A EP 1586856 A4 EP1586856 A4 EP 1586856A4
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Prior art keywords
sensing device
optical sensing
optical
sensing
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EP04702790A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1586856A1 (en
EP1586856B1 (en
Inventor
Yukinobu Sugiyama
Seiichiro Mizuno
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Hamamatsu Photonics KK
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Hamamatsu Photonics KK
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/011—Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/038—Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
    • G06F3/0386—Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry for light pen
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
    • G06F3/042—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14601—Structural or functional details thereof
    • H01L27/14609—Pixel-elements with integrated switching, control, storage or amplification elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14643—Photodiode arrays; MOS imagers
EP04702790A 2003-01-22 2004-01-16 Optical sensing device Expired - Fee Related EP1586856B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2003013905 2003-01-22
JP2003013905 2003-01-22
PCT/JP2004/000299 WO2004065899A1 (en) 2003-01-22 2004-01-16 Optical sensing device

Publications (3)

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EP1586856A1 EP1586856A1 (en) 2005-10-19
EP1586856A4 true EP1586856A4 (en) 2006-08-09
EP1586856B1 EP1586856B1 (en) 2013-01-09

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EP04702790A Expired - Fee Related EP1586856B1 (en) 2003-01-22 2004-01-16 Optical sensing device

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US7329851B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1586856B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4554517B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101068326B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100379009C (en)
TW (1) TWI309090B (en)
WO (1) WO2004065899A1 (en)

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EP0942583A1 (en) * 1997-09-01 1999-09-15 Seiko Epson Corporation A display type image sensor
JP2001141562A (en) * 1999-11-15 2001-05-25 Hamamatsu Photonics Kk Photodetector
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KR20050092775A (en) 2005-09-22
WO2004065899A1 (en) 2004-08-05
KR101068326B1 (en) 2011-09-28
TW200417047A (en) 2004-09-01
TWI309090B (en) 2009-04-21
CN100379009C (en) 2008-04-02
US7329851B2 (en) 2008-02-12
EP1586856A1 (en) 2005-10-19
JP4554517B2 (en) 2010-09-29
EP1586856B1 (en) 2013-01-09
CN1742191A (en) 2006-03-01
JPWO2004065899A1 (en) 2006-05-18

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